Clothesline bracket



March 3, 1942. G..D. RENNE GLOTHESLINE BRACKET Filed Aug. 21, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 au T2 5..

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Application August 21, 1940, Serial No. 5.' ,451

1 Claim. (Cl. :lll-119.05)

This invention relates to an improved clothesline bracket.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved bracket of the above character which may be mounted adjacent a window or similar opening in a building and which normally may be disposed outside of the window but may be drawn inwardly inside of the building when desired so as to facilitate the hanging of clothes on the line attached to the bracket.

My bracket is designed for use in connection with a clothesline of the endless type which is normally supported at one end from a pulley lmounted adjacent a window opening and at the opposite end from a pulley mounted in spaced relation with respect to the window opening.

In the conventional clotheslines of this type the operator attaches clothing to, and removes them from the clothesline by leaning out of the window and then feeding the rope away from or towards the window as the case may be. It will be appreciated that the 'use of the clothesline under these circumstances is inconvenient, diicult and frequently dangerous.

It is an object of this invention to overcome the diiculties heretofore encountered in this respect and to provide an improved bracket where-` by the clothes may be applied tothe washline from inside the building without the necessity of leaning out the window.

My improved bracket is mounted so that it may be shifted to a position completely outsideV of the window opening so as to permit the closing of the window sash. When it is desired to apply clothes to or to remove them from the line the j bracket may be drawn inwardly through the Window opening to the inside of the building.`

A further object of the invention is to provide a bracket of the above character which is of telescopic construction so as to permit a greater or lesser length of clothesline to be drawn inside of the house so that articles of various sizes may be applied to the line without inconvenience and so that the bracket may nevertheless be reduced in size to such an extent that it can be conveniently shifted through the .window opening.

For a fuller understanding of the invention reference should be had to the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a bracket embodying my invention showing it applied to a window opening and showing the manner in which the clothesline is applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a plan View partially fragmentary in the direction of the arrows on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

-Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View through the `bracket in the direction of the arrows onthe line 3-3 of Fig. l; v

Fig. 4 is a partially sectional detailed view in the direction of the arrows on the line 4+4 of Fig. l; l

Fig. 5 is a sectional View on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational Lview of the bracket in operative position but with the bracket com` pletely collapsed; and

Fig. '7 is a similar View with the bracket completely extended.

- In the accompanying drawings my bracket is illustrated as applied to the window opening of a house. The window illustrated is of conventional construction and forms no part of my invention.

My improved bracket comprises a pair of telescoping casing or frame members III and II, the

member I I being adapted to slide into and out of the member IU to decrease or increase the l length of the bracket. When collapsed the bracket shold be of such a sizeas to t through the window opening. The bracket is held in position by means of a rod I2 extending transversely of the window opening on the outside of the building and adjacent the central point with rerespect to the top and bottom of the window. The rod I2 may be suitably mounted on the two side of the window frame I4 as by means of the small attaching plates I5 screwed thereto and each having a lug I6 projecting into therespective ends of the rod I2.

The connection between the bracket and rod I2 comprises a strap II disposed around the rod and pivotally attached to the casing or frame member I il by means of pin I8. The casing member I0 is also connected to rod I2 by means of arm I9 pivotally connectedat one end to the 1 v strap 2U disposed around rod I2 and pivotally connected at its opposite end with the casing member I0 by means of Wing nut and screw 2|. The straps Il and 20 may slide and pivot with respect to the rod I2 with the result that the bracket may be shifted between a substantially vertical position outside of the Window ropening as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and a substantially horizontal operative position as shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and in Figs. 2, 6 and 7.

Since the connection between the bracket and the rod I 2v is adjacent one end of the bracket 'gravity causes the bracket normally to assume the casing member I0.

the vertical position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. I provide suitable means to releasably retain the bracket in horizontal operative position projecting inside the window opening such as the chain 22 connected at its upper end to the inside of the window frame and inserted adjacent its opposite end into a slot 23 (see Fig. 2), formed at the inner end of casing or frame section I at the top thereof. It will be appreciated that the chain 22 may be readily inserted into or removed from the slot 23 and that the angle of the bracket may be controlled and varied by selecting different links of the chair" to be inserted in the slot 23.

My improved bracket is adapted for use with a conventional type of endless Washline as indicated at 24. The washline is threaded over the several pulleys provided in my bracket as will be later described and its opposite end is then extended over a pulley (not shown) mounted in 'spaced relation with respect to the window.

The pulleys provided in my bracket are so arranged that the bracket may be extended or collapsed without creating any slack in the clothesline and Without varying the effective length of the clothesline outside the window. For this purpose I provide a relatively large pulley 25 pivotally mounted adjacent the forwardend of 'the casing memberlll and a smaller pulley 26 pivotally mounted adjacent the opposite end of In this connection it should be noted that the one side of casing member Il) is open and to aid in supporting the pulley 25 I provide a strap 21 and to aid in supporting pulley 26 I provid-e a strap 28 both of which are attached to casing member l). In the casing or frame member Il I provide a relatively large pulley 29 adjacent the inner end thereof and a Arelatively small pulley 30 adjacent the outer end thereof. Depending downwardly beneath the casing member l0 adjacent the forward end thereof I provide a small frame 3l in which a guide pulley '32 is journaled. The frame 3| is open adjacent the top at one side thereof as shown most clearly at 33, in Fig. 4, so as to permit the insertion and removal of the clothesline.

YThe manner in which the clothesline is threaded around the pulleys in my lbracket is most clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. It will Ibe seen that Athe line is extended over the` top of pulleys 25 (and 26 and is then extended around pulley 3B' in an opposite direction. From that point the line extends around pulley 29 and thence outwardly over the top of guide pulley 32. It will be seen that because of the arrangement of the pulleys in my bracket `as described above the bracket may be collapsed or extended without creating any slack in the clothesline. The pulley 30 serves as a compensating or take-up pulley.

`When the casing members are shifted to fully collapsed position as shown in Fig. 6 the slack in the clothesline is taken up by this pulley. When the casing members are extended to the position shown in Fig. 7 the slack in the clothesline is utilized to provide the additional line required by the shifting of the position of the pulley 29.

i The casing member Il is provided with a pair of parallel slots 34 which accommodate the shaft of pulley'26 land permit relative sliding movement between the two casing members. The ends ofthe slots 34 also serve as'stops or abutments to limit the shifting of the casing members With respect to each other.

In using my improved bracket the clothesline is threaded around the pulleys in the manner described above, the rod I2 is inserted through the strips I1 and 20, and it is attached to the outside of the Window frame adjacent the central portion thereof with respect to the top and bottom of the window. Normally the bracket may be permitted to assume the vertical position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 outside of the Window opening so that the sash may be completely closed without interference from the bracket. When it is desired to apply or remove clothes from the clothesline the bracket is shifted to the horizontal position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and the proper link of chain 22 is inserted into slot 23 so as to retain the bracket in the desired position. The casing may then be eX- tended to any desired length depending upon the convenience of the person using the bracket and also depending upon the amount and the size of the' articles being applied to the clothesline. The extension or collapsing of the casing does not cause any variance in the eifective length of the clothesline outside of the Window opening due `to the arrangement of the pulleys in the bracket.

In applying and removing clothes from the line the lower strand of the line is removed from guide pulley 32 through frame opening 33 as` shown in Fig. 7., It will thus be seen that articles may Ibe attached to the portion of the line positioned inside of the building and may then be shifted outwardly without interference from pulley 32 or from frame 3l. Similarly articles suspended from the line outside of the building may be shifted inwardly without interference. After the clothes have been applied to the line the lower strand is again placed over guide pulley 32, the bracket is collapsed and it may be shifted .outwardly tothe position indicated in dotted `using the device and it may be disposed at an angle if desired.

It Will also be appreciated that variations may be made in theillus'trated and described embodiment of my invention without departing from the invention as set forth in the accompanying claim.

I claim- A bracket for supporting an endless clothesline adjacent a window opening comprising a pair of kinterengaging frame members, means connected to one of the frame members for pivotally mounting the bracket adjacent the window opening so that it may be shifted between a substantially rvertical position disposed outside the window opening to a substantially horizontal position with a portion projecting through the window opening,`said frame members being of telescopic arrangement so that the portion projecting through' the window opening may be extended or may be retracted to permit the bracket to 4pass through the window opening, each of the frame members being provided with a pair of K line guiding members, one adjacent each end in length in the clothesline as the bracket isv extended and retracted. l

GEORGE D. RENNE. 

